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Approach to the Hospitalized Patient with Cirrhosis
1) Recognize and Manage Decompensation
 • Ascites
 • Variceal Bleeding
Hospitalized Patient with Cirrhosis ... Decompensation • Ascites ... • Variceal Bleeding ... Encephalopathy 2) Manage Common ... Portosystemic Shunt • Liver
Causes of Ascites
Normal Peritoneum
Portal hypertension (SAAG > 1.1 g/dL)
  1. Hepatic congestionl
Causes of Ascites ... Liver disease ... - Cirrhosis ... - Acute fatty liver ... #Causes #diagnosis
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
of portal HTN: ascites ... portal HTN: • Ascites ... sarcoidosis) • Liver ... metastasis • ... Fatty liver of pregnancy
Causes of Gallbladder Wall Thickening - Differential Diagnosis
 • Physiologic: Contracted gall bladder in a non-fasting
Causes of Gallbladder ... heart failure, Liver ... cirrhosis, Nephrotic ... adenocarcinoma, Metastases ... Diagnosis #radiology #POCUS
Multiple Hepatic Metastases on Liver POCUS
Another case of Stage 4 Colon CA patient with sepsis. Multiple
Multiple Hepatic Metastases ... on Liver POCUS ... Another case of ... Stage 4 Colon CA ... #Liver #POCUS #
Hepatic Metastases on POCUS 
Patient with history of colon cancer presents with right flank pain. Focused
Hepatic Metastases ... on POCUS Patient ... with history of colon ... Note hepatic masses ... #Liver #POCUS #
Hepatic Metastases on POCUS 
Patient with history of colon cancer presents with right flank pain. Focused
Hepatic Metastases ... on POCUS Patient ... with history of colon ... Note hepatic masses ... #Liver #POCUS #
Complex Ascites on POCUS
62 yo F with rec dx colon CA s/p colectomy, liver cirrhosis w
on POCUS 62 yo ... F with rec dx colon ... s/p colectomy, liver ... cirrhosis w ascites ... POCUS performed
Common Dermatological Conditions - Distribution and Morphology
 • Acne vulgaris - Face, upper back, chest -
Common Dermatological ... honey-colored crusts ... often painful) • Varicella ... ; pruritis #dermatology ... diagnosis #skin #common
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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Causes of Monoclonal ... Sarcoidosis) • Liver ... disease: Cirrhosis ... gastric tumors • Hematology ... Comment on type